More Impactful

In the world's great universities, students, faculty, and staff are driven by a burning desire to make a difference.

They hunger to tackle big problems, to disrupt, and to shape transformative solutions to real-world issues. At uOttawa we share that ambition. Many of our faculty members and alumni have already made substantial and lasting impacts, and we will nurture and intensify this urgent sense of purpose, making it an indispensable element of uOttawa’s culture.

Over the next decade we will increase our impact. By 2030 we will matter more to more people, be more valued by more partners, and be recognized for our commitment to making the greatest positive impact that we can on behalf of the people and communities we serve.

“Impact is knowing that my work is contributing to a wider body of research while also improving the health and wellbeing of our communities, both at home and abroad.”

Dr. Manisha Kulkarni, Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine

Objectives

Objective 1

Give ourselves the means to make a difference: Achieve a level of philanthropic success consistent with our ambition to distinguish ourselves as a top-tier research university in Canada.

Strategy

Give ourselves the means to make a difference: Achieve a level of philanthropic success consistent with our ambition to distinguish ourselves as a top-tier research university in Canada

Actions

Elevate the professional skills and capacities of our central and faculty-based advancement teams
Develop a suite of tools to support all advancement activities, including key linkages with areas such as Facilities and inter-sectoral governance structure (e.g. a revenue generation committee ). Integrate data from across the institution in support of fundraising

Objective 2

Leverage our assets to make a difference: Develop potentially high-impact research initiatives at all levels of scale from local to global

Strategy

Use faculty hiring to increase capacity, research strength, and impact in high-priority areas

Actions

Reallocate resources to support incremental full-time faculty recruitment
Reserve positions for priority areas, including those identified through EDI planning

Objective 3

Making a difference starts here: Improve the student experience academically, culturally, recreationally and socially to prepare students to go out into the world and make their mark

Strategy

Value the student’s classroom experience

Action

Recognize, promote and reward effective and dedicated teaching in tenure and promotion considerations

Strategy

Foster a stronger sense of belonging

Actions

Continue and expand the work begun by the uOSatisfAction working group and the student success working group
Develop a new Student Services Hub on Brooks site
Establish an International Students Centre
Increase the outreach and engagement of students while on campus to develop their affinity toward their university in order to foster positive future relationships as alumni and donors